Afghan Mullah Says He Married A Six-Year-Old Girl
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Police in Afghanistan have arrested a provincial cleric who said he had married a six-year-old girl. The mullah from Ghor Province says he married the girl in June, but only because her parents gave her to him as a spiritual offering. Police said her parents have denied this, claiming she was kidnapped. (RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan)